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Part One – Planning

TASC Process	Questions to consider
Gather/Organise What do I know about this?	What do I know about Google Earth and Voicethread? I now know that you can: . Put pictures of places on google earth . Make videos . Record your voice . Let others see your places . Connect your places from google earth with voice thread by embedding them. Have I presented material about Google Earth and Voicethread before? No I havn’t Do I understand what I have to do? Is there anything I don’t understand about this activity? . Now that I am mostly finished I do get what to do. At first I was stuck with putting my places on wiki spaces. What skills and knowledge will I be using? . Computer skills . Knowledge skills
Identify What is the task?	What do I want to accomplish in creating a presentation? How do I want to interest others in my topic? . I want to let people know where places are in the world and more information about the places. . I want to know how to upload and use google earth and voice thread in the future. What do I need in order to do this? What materials do I have? What resources do I need? . I am needed my laptop, thinking brain. Should I do more research on Google Earth and Voicethread? . If I wanted to go further or use google earth and voice thread more often then I will need to do more research. Who will be looking at this work? . Miss Beadle . Other students . Other teachers How can I appeal to other students? . By making my recording and writing bright, short, and interesting. Are there examples of Google Earth and Voicethread posters or materials that I can look at? ??? What are the obstacles? What problems may happen? That the places on google earth don’t save properly or we run out of time. Can I draw a diagram that will help me to visualise my work? Draw some rough ideas for posters.???
Generate How many ideas can I think of?	List as many ideas as possible. What aspects of Google Earth and Voicethread interest me? . You can look at other people’s work. . You have your own account on voice thread but others can view your pictures, recording and information. What would I want to see on a poster? ??? Consider the advantages and disadvantages of each idea. Are there any other subjects to consider? . Historical places in New Zealand. . Historical places in th world. . Countries that speak English as a main language. What resources (books, websites, etc.) have I been provided with? . Google Earth, Voice Thread, Wiki Spaces, Google Images, Wikipedia, Google imformation, photos that we have personaly taken and our thaugths. What do other people think about this? Do others think I have a good idea? Yes they do. They think it is cool.
Decide Which is the best idea?	Which are the best ideas? Prioritise the 3-5 best ideas. I DIDN”T DO A POSTER Explain your reasons for choosing these. What are the arguments for and against each idea? Which idea is the best one for completing the task? Which idea is best for accomplishing my goal? What is my plan? What are the steps to follow? How will I keep track of my progress? What are my milestones? Possible list of steps: · Research and gather material about my subject. · Revise material and compose text for poster. · Create graphics. · Take pictures. Edit pictures. · Assemble text and images into poster. · Review poster and modify as needed.

Part Two – Implementing and Evaluating

TASC Process	Questions to consider
Implement Let’s do it!	Am I making progress through the plan? Yes I am. Each day I did a bit more work. Am I doing this correctly? You may need to review your goal for this activity. Do I need to revise my plan? As you continue, you may discover facts that require changing the plan. Am I satisfied with the text/graphics/pictures that I have created? Yes I am
Evaluate How well did I do?	Did I complete the task as originally set out? Yes Did I solve the problem? I didn’t have any problems except for working on y own and that was solved because I found it easier. Is the text as interesting or informative as intended? Yes Are the graphics and images appealing? Yes What have I done? What have I done really well? Is there anything that stands out as particularly good? Is there anything that needs improvement? Should I go back and redo anything? Am I ready to communicate my ideas or show/display my work to others? Is the poster ready to be shown to others?
Communicate Let’s tell someone!	(You may have answered some of these questions early on during the planning stages.) Who can I tell? Who is my audience?. . Other interested people like: teachers and students. . My class What is the best way to present this to my audience? With: . Colour . Interesting facts . Big pictures instead of small picures How do I interest other students in my particular subject? By telling them what it is about and giving them helpful facts Did I include the right text/graphics/images to inform and appeal to other students? I think that I did include the right pictures and text to interest the other teachers and students.
Learn from experience What have I learned?	If I had to start this activity all over again, how would I improve my performance? Would I change my work habits? Would I use a different subject or different design? Would I only make small changes? . Choosing more pictures for my voice thread. . Recording my voice. How have I improved since that last time I worked on a similar task? ??? I havn’t ever done a similar project because I have never worked on googel earth or voice thread before and i didn’t do the poster. I have never worked on something like this project? No I havn’t Have I learned anything about my subject or about appealing to others or about presenting information? . How efective some pictures look if you put alot of time and effort in to it. . How to use the websites that I did. Can I use that elsewhere? . Yes if we have to do similar projects in other subjects. How has my thinking changed as a result of this work? . I had never worked with such a big project on my own. . I have never worked on google earth or voice thread before. What skills have I learned and developed? . Computer skills . Thinking skills Can these skills be applied to other subjects/activities? Yes: . Other poster work and google arth projects. . Thinking skills can be used in a test. What problems did I have to solve? Were there obstacles in developing ideas, researching material, or presenting the material? How were they overcome? . I was working on my own. . I came late to the school so at the beginning it was a bit of a rush. . I stuck my head down and got working. How did I use the strengths of others to help me?